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The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

HON. BERNARD Cor.ER1pGtE is the
eldest son to the chief justice of Eng
land and heir TO 4 peerage. Hs repre-
sents the Attercliffe division Of Shef-
field in the British House of Commons,
and is q Home Ruler. The mayor Of
Sheffield asked him to take part in the
local jubilee celebration and the rolloW-
ing is his answer: "Though others
have naturally many sources Of sfLyis-
faction at progress achieved, which
they celebrate, yet L for my part feel
that while the present horrors are
going on in Ireland in our name, [ can
not with sincerity Join in a public ceie-
byation which could afford opportunity
for any self congratulations Such an
answer coming from such a man has
tendency to inspire the Irish people
with unboupded confidence in the fu-'
ture success Of their cause.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23
THE EXPOSITION.

Things are lively about the big expo
sitipn building. About so Of the local
exhibitors are at work getting the space
assigned to them into shape for b r
exhibits. A good many of the foreign
exhibitors will doubtless put in an ap.
pearance within the next two weeks to
make preparations for their displays.
Superintendent Smith is b.sy getting
the art rooms into proper shape for the
exhibit which will begin to arrive from
New Y ork about August 1. The art cata-
logue will be an Improvement over the
one provided last year. The illustra-
tions will be Of a much higher order. The
contract for the programme privilege
has been awarded to G. E. Knapp and
G. II. Dixon. j. r. Chute is to have
charge of the bureau Of entertainment,
with headquarters at 100 Nicollet ave.
nue.. Secretary Byron is confined to his
house by illness.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23
OPPOSED TO COERCION i.

A favorite argument among oppon-
ents Of Home Rule for Ireland is that
the agitation now going on is almost
cIusively confined to Catholics. This is
far from the truth. The Protestant
population outside of Ulster, is almost
altogether in favor of Home Rule,
while even in Ulster many of the most
ardent supporters Of the Irish cause are
to be found. and it is pleasing to note
that the movement in that Province is
still going forward-the Castle and the
"brethren" having given up their at
tempt at suppressing it as hopeless
job. Quite recently crowded meeting
was held under the auspices OF the
Gladstone branch of the Protestant
Home Rule association at Banbride,
County Down, at which a resolution
was passed protesting against the CO
erci0n bill as an unwarrantable viola
tion Of the civil liberties of lrishmen,
calculated to embitter the relations be-
tween Great Britain and Ireland, and
to postpone indefinitely any real union
between the two countries. Other reso-
lutions expressing confidence in Mr..
Parnell and the Irish party. and ex-
pressing the opinion that no settlement
Of the Irish question can be satisfactory
to the people, or in harmony with the
principles Of Justice, that does not
recognize the right of ireland to COM
plete autonomy in affairs purely Irish,
were also adopted. Mr.. L. Dickson,
Mr.. Oldham, B. a, and some local
speakers supported the resolutions in
stirring speeches.
Notwithstanding the fact that meet
ings of this description are being held
frequently. the servile tools Of the Tory
Government will persist in their asseT-
ton that the Catholics are the only
ones who are t2esirous ct legislative in
dependence. Undoubtedly the Catholics
have suffered more than their Protest.
ant fellow-countrymen, but the latter
have expressed their determination to
fight hand in hand with the former in
order that Ireland should occupy the
proud position to which she is justly en-
titled
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

The fact is now widely known that
the pre- Of France takes deep inter
est i'll the affairs of Ireland, says the
Boston Republic, but few persons may
be aware that all the papers of Paris,
with solitary exception, are more OF
less in favor of the party of Home Rnle.
some of them very strongly so. The
one exception is that of the Republique
F1ancalse, a paper which was founded
by Leon Gambetta, to be an uucom-
promising advocate of the rights OF
man, steadfast champion of liberty
1t does not display much of that spilit
IN its selfish comments on the work of
Parnell and his associates, and it even
attempts to belittle the campaign
speeches of Gladstone in Wales. This
shows it to be not only unfriendly, but
moreover rancorous. Gambetta him
self had little to boast of in the way of
consistency, but it is doubtful if he
would care to be reckoned among the,
opponents of constitutional freedom,
whether abroad or at home.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

The way of the landlord is hard. AN
exchange tells of a curious case re-
Gently brought before the Westminster
police court. Thomas Comfy, the pris-
oner at the bar. is or has been an Irish
iaudiord-and he was arraigned Oh the
charge of petty larceny. The evidence
revealed chat he was given to proving
around like sl.eak thief, and appro~
priating, With intent to sell, all the
portables be could lay hands on. The
defence was not kleptomania, or mental
alienation produced by nervous disease,
but impoyerishnaent caused by the dis
honesty Of Irish tenants ! The judge
rated the defence to be insufficient, au0
the result is that MI. Comfy will lam
guish behind iron gratings for about
year. When landlord he could rob, in
true landlord fashion, with impunity,
and some of those whom be pluudered
would have hard work to keep clear Of
the jail, but when he took TO petty lar
ceny in London different kind Of law
applied to his nisdoings.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

: tee. and was committed to confne-
mept by the House of Commons for
contempt" After time he was
liberated, but without any concession
on his part. In 1S4s, having ardentIy
adopted physical force principles,
he unsuccessfu]Iy attempted to liber-
ate Ireland from legislative connec-
ton with Great Britain: was appre-
hended, committed, and tried for
high treason convicted, sentenced
10 death (for which transportation for
life was substituted), and hurriedIy
deported 10 Van Dieman's Land, the
very worst of the penal settlements,
and commonly called "Hell-upon-
earth" Marked ability and the pu-
rest motives always distinguished
William Smith O'Brien.
July 2s-William Michael
Byrne executed, 1898.
Friday, July 29-Patrick Sarstleld IA
tally wounded at the battle Of Ian
den, 1888. The defender Of Limerick.
when besieged by the army Of Will
liam I'LL, at the Revolution, was ''the
gallant Sarsfeld'-so Designated in
the histories of the time. He was
created Earl of Lucan by James H.,
but the title was not legally recog-
nized. for himself or his descendants,
in Great, RritaiN or Ireland.
Saturday, July 30-Professor Eugene
O'Curry, the Irish scholar, died, 1862.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

sistenty violate the rules laid down to
govern his conduct? The power of the
army to achieve success depends solely
on the discipline of the private soldiers,
and SO it is with the Catholic Church !;
its power to accomplish good depends
to great extent on the discipline Of
the priesthood. DR.. McG'ynn repeat
edly refus d to carry out the VOWS he
made previous to his acceptance into
the priesthood, and for this reason, and
no other, he has been cut off from the
rites of the Church. But he claims to
be still Catholic. If be is sane, he
must know that it is folly for him to
claim to be a Catholic and speak as he
does. 1t is almost incredible that he
believes in the infallibilitY OF the Pope.
If he did he would at least have polite
ness enough to visit him when kindly
requested. Many OF those who are talk
ing foolishly and rashly now may live to
see their mistake and repent Of their
folly. But their children who hear
them denouncing the Pope may grow
up and die infdels. The unfortunate
DIR. McGlynn is doing evil which it will
be utterly out OF his power to repair,
and which, when the terrible tnmult Of
passion that now agitates him sub
sides, he will undoubtedly dt plore.
With regard to DR.. McGlynn's gen
erosity, ETC., ETC., we know nothing, but
if the following telegram to an evening
paper can count for anything, his full
ness of heart has been greatly over
drawn:
ERIE, Pa, July 20.--When Henry
George in his address before the knights
of Labor here, eulogjzed DR.. McGlynn
he gave otfense to the Catholic knights
of Labor, and when he repeated it in
the evening at the opera house he met
with an open protest The opposition
to DR.. McGlynn in this section is duo TO
bis unfeeling treatment OF his fathers
brother, James McGlYnn, Old jimmie
McGlynu. as he WAS Familiarity known
in this section. He was the sexton OF
the st. Joseph Catholic church in Oh
City for several years. Becoming super
annuated, he soon became poverty
stricken. He was an object Of public
charity. Strong appeals were sent to
the old sexton's nephew, the great agi-
tator, but they were silently ignored.
The old man was taken from his abject
poverty and sent to St. Vinceot's hos
pital, Erie, where he was tenderly
nursed, but too long neglect had done
its work. and old Jimmy McGlynn
lies in Trinity cemetery. This is why
the Catholics of Erie do not run wild
over Dr.. MtGlynn. They remember
his cruel neglect of his relative"
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

JUST previous TO the passage of the
Coercion bill the Cincinnati Enquirer
editorially remarked (: The Irish Crimes
Till, otherwise known as the Coercion
bill, will undou btedly in the next forty
eight hours pass through the few re-
naming formaiities requisite to its per-
fection as law. Political sentiment
on this side is clearly of the opinion
that The Home Rulers and the Irish
party will make mistake if they seek
further TO obstruct the inevitable. The
measure is bound to pass, and the real
issue cannot be reached until it has
passed aud is found to be a failure.
When England sees that this last effort
at the solution Of the Irish question is
as weak and vain as the hundred that
have gone before, then there may be a
possibility that justice and common
sense will come to the front. The
sooner that their new measure is tried,
the sooner will it's inadequacy be shown.
Then will come q general election which
history will never forget.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23
John FRIGHT.

John Bright is but a ghost Of his
former self. although his egotism does
not appear to haYe suffered decay to
the same extent as his once bright in
tellect. There was a time when Ire
land fattered herself that under all
conditions she could count on the hon
esty with which Mr. Bright would
champion her cause. In this she Was
mistaken, and the veteran British
statesman's utterapces in days gone by
on matters pertaining tc ireland does
not amount to anything more than
exposing his insincerlty. The friends
of Mr.. Bright never claimed that he
lacked anything i'll the way Of self-cn1l
ceit, but this fault was overlooked in
the belief that he was earnestly en-
deavoring to bring about great inn
proyements in the condition Of the
Irish people and the British people
everywhere. This was at a time when
there was no Irish parliamentary party
and it made him conspicuous to defend
The defenceless in his then character OF
"1'rlbune of the people," Perhaps, as
the Catholic American apty puts it,
he never contemplated the rapid growth
and the strength of Irish public opin
ion, centralizatjon and the develop
ment of the Irish Parliamentary party.
The 'sTribuue of the people, disap-
peared in the Minister Of the Crown,
and Othello found bis occupation gone
both as regards English as we'll as Irish
affairs. lie disappeared under his
court dress. ae never recovered from
the effects OF his kicking upstairs.
Royalty proved too much for him. He
was astounded at the impudence OF
these young Irishmen, Parnell and the
rest of them, in presuming to exercise a
voice in the affairs Of their own coun-
try, when he had the whole thing pat,
so to say, acting as sponsors 10 the
Irish people. He is an extremely vain
man, always was. lii his bitterness at
finding himself practically forgotten
and out of English public life, he is
striving to revive the ghost of his for
mer self by reviling and malignlng the
Irish people and doing what is left in
his power to injure the Irish cause. 1t
is sad ending to Greer that opened
with promise Of extraordinary bril-
liancY anG usefulness.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

The laws to prevent the exhibition Of
indecent pictures, whether exposed IN a
wanton spirit of disregard OF the pro-
prieties as pretended specimens Of mis-
called art, or as advertisements in
tended to attract the eye by the allure
ment of sinful propensit'es of human
nature, are sufficient to meet all emer-
gencies. These laws are daily violated
in this city, we regret to say, by the
public exposure in shop windows of ell
cravings, autographs and photographs
advertising schemes. The law should
be enforced and the Objectionable pic
lures should be removed for the sake
if for no other reasOn--of the children
of both sexes growing up to manhood
and WOmanfOod.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23
A GRAND CATHEDRAL.

Bishop Ireland has purchased a large
piece Of property on Summit and Vic
toria avenues, st. Paul, fol $50.000, as
the site OF a new cathedral. There is
some talk about locating it on St. An
thony and Western avenues, but it will
probably be built on Summit. Bishop
Ireland says in regard to the new enter
prise:
"'rhe Catholics are in favor of build
ing a cathedral. They feel that the time
has come when they owe it to them
selves, their faith and TO the city to erect
a structure that will do them honor.
Heretofore they have contributed liber.
ally for religious and charitable pnr-
poses, without concentrating their
united energies On any one great project,
and are anxious to do so now, and it is
my duty to allow them the opportunity,
Contributions will be asked from the
Catholics Of the entire city, and from
the citizens at large, as the cathedral
will be of such proportions as to be a
monument and an honor to the city of
St. Paul.
1.-The construction of the cathedral
will be commenced as soon as public
opinion is sufficiently crystallized to
make me feel sure that have selected
the proper place. Ithas been my desire
to have the new structure ready for dedi-
cation October 2, 1882, which date will
be the anniversary of the dedication of
the first chapel in st. Paul and of the
naming of the city. 1t will require at
least four years to build it. Before /
begin I must have in view $500 900, and
will trust to luck for the remainder"
In regard to the location on Summit
avenue the bishop continues:
ssThe cathedral locates the bishops
residence, and while both are to be in
ST. Paul they should be in the direction
of Minneapolis, and as accessible as pos
sible 10 the people Of Minneapolis, the
religious interests of which city are
under the bishops care as we'll as those
of St. Paul"
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23
TIE statement that Bishop Seghers

TIE statement that Bishop Seghers,
a Catholic missionary to Alaska, has
been murdered by his companion and
servant, one Frank Fuller, is not cred
tied by the Catholic clergy Of this city.
Bishop Seghers will be remembered by
many of the Catholic residents OF Min
neapolis, having visited here some
years ago, for the purpose Of collecting
funds in aid of Catholic missionary
work in Alaska.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

The jubilee business in England has
only started. There is direful pros
pect of a double jubilee in England next
year in nonor of the silver wedding and
the coronation of the Prince aud prin-
cess of Wales. Labouchere, comment
ing ON the point, has this to say:
elf 80, the only thug left to persons
who wish to lead quiet life is at once
to emigrate. Every faddist has had an
opportunity this year to air his fad;
every one who has longed to attract at
tention to himself has bullied some one
else out of his money. The jubilee,
thank Heaven, is nearly over. The
Faddists and Cadgers must soon retire
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23
DIR, McGLYNN's EXO0MMUNICATI0N

The IRISH STANDARD up to the
present has refrained from taking any
part in the discussion concerning the
attitude maintained by the ex Rev. DR..
McGlynn towards the Catholic Church.
Our reasons for this were that nothing
definite could be learned with regard to
the points involved in the dispute. Now
that he has been excommunicated and
the official documents have been pub
lished, we desire to speak a few words
on the subject. The accommodation
of DR.. McGlynn is not to be accepted in
any way, as voicing the feelings Of the
Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda
on questions affecting American poll
tics or for or against the cause OF the
laboringman. 1t simply means that he
has been found guilty of insubordina-
tion, and has been condemned to pay
the penalty of his crime. What would
be thought of an army officer who
would permit a private soldier to per-
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

TIE convention of the representa-.
tives of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Societies to be held in Philadelphia
next month, promises to be remarkable
for the number of the delegates present
and their enthusiasm in the cause. The
pope's brief Of encouragement to
Bishop Ireland will give fresh courage
to all the advocates Of organized tenn
perance workers.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23
MIR. GLADSTONE, speaking Tuesday

MR. GLADSTONE, speaking Tuesday
evening at London, expressed himself
as being exceedingly we'll pleased with
the results Of the recent parliamentary
elections. The reduced Conservative
majority in Hampshire, he said, was in
dicative of a movement in favor Of
Irish autonomy. The surrender of the
ID ,vement in regard to the judicial
rents showed that they already felt the
effects of the revulsion Of hopeful
feeling.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

glad, and our sorrow for the afflicted
shall not abate, though it evokrs the
averse criticism of every known des-
potism which shuddprs at the idea of
approaching and widening independ-
ence. Ireland can count on American
support until legislative independence
is achieved.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

The banquet given in honor Of MIR.
Parnell and his parliamentary follow
ers by the National Liberal club at
London last Wednesday night was a
grand success. Mr.. Parnell was the
principal speaker of the evening, and
vas enthusiastically received.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

In compliance with Il request made
by the Parnellite members of the House
of Commons, Lord Mayor Sullivan
called meeting of the Dublin muni-
cipal council last Wednesday, when the
freedom of the city was conferred On
William O'Brien, editor of United Ire
land, and Hon. Patrick Collins, of
Boston.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

The almost complete destruction Of
the crops in the southern part Of this
State and the northern part Of Wiscon-
sin by the ravages of the chinch bug
will place the sufferers in a deplorable
condition. In many cases those who
are losers can i'll afford it. If it comes
to the worst those who have prospered
should not neglect to assist their less
fortunate brethren.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

The Chicago Citizen acknowledges
the receipt Of $214 il. collections for the
relief of Mrs. Curley, the wife of Den
mis- Curley, who stood so heroically and
boldly for the cause Of Ireland.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

A DISPATCH says that the govern
ment party in England is in bad way.
Lord Churchill aud Joseph Chamber
lain have utterly destroyed the land
bill aud rendered absolutely impossible
Lord Salisbury's continuance in power
with the ministry as now constituted.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

AT the meeting Of the Irish National
League in Dublin, last Tuesday, Lord
Mayor Sullivan, VINO presided, said the
whole league was prepared to stand its
ground, defy the coercion act and take
the consequences. Mr. O'Reilly de-
clared that means to nullify the coer-
cion act were ample, and the National
lists would treat it with supreme con-
tempt.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

THE final act of Tory infamy was
carried on a third reading in the Brit
ish House Of Commons with majority
of 81 the year, .'S7 Of coercion acts,
81. A remarkable coincidence, truly.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

IT is a remarkable thing in connec.
tion with the eighty seven different CO.
ercion bills passed by different British
Par}iaments that the maiarities have
always decreased, the one OF last week
being the lowest ever recorded. This
may be accepted as one Of the signs of
the times.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

IT is to be regretted that there any
dissensions in labor's ranks, but it is
hardly to be expected that all will think
alike. "A difference of opinion makes
horse races" says the Kentucky phil
osopher; and differences of opinion
have led to many valuable results in
physics and ethics.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

SISTER AUGUSTINE, Carmeljte nun,
community in I.oughrea, She was a
Miss Coston, the descendant of an opu-
lent and respectable family, and forty
years ago left hex happy home in the
city of Dublin and joined the Carmelite
community
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

GLADSTONE says he will endeavor to
promote any settlement of the Irish
question that will fulfill two absolute
conditions. {l} The welfare of the
Irish people, ~ to have nothing 70 do
with a settlement that would in any
way threaten the greatness of the em-
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

THE chief crime connected with the
Irish Crimes Bill is the bill itself; and
the chief criminals are its authors and
abettors. They will get their reward.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

For a great many years Europe has
been on the verge of a war, but by some
political ledgerdemain she continues to
keep ON the verge.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

THE members of the House of Com
mons went to the House of Lords Tues
day afternoon to hear the royal assent
to the Crimes bill read.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23
EDITORIAL BREvITIEs.

Rev. FATHER WILLARD, of Dakota,
who has been visiting Washington, has
left for home.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

IT is now reported that President
Cleveland has not otabandoned his North
western trip.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-23

into the obscurity from which they
have temporarily emerged. Thesecond
year of them would be worse than the
second visitation of locusts."
Huntsville gazette., 1887-03-19
Released From the Penitentiary.

BALTIMORE. March lS.-Henry Cleary the
bank forger. who has been incarcerated in
the Maryland penitentiary since January,
1855, was released yesterday. his term having
expired. He did not intimate to the officials
what he intended doing in the future or
where he would go. 1t is thought that he
went to New York last night CIeary and
George Bell were arrested in New York in
1880, on information from the Baltimore DO
lice. They were charged with having de
fraudei Baltimore banis of $4,000 by
forgery Cleary was held by the New York
police on another charge and served two
years in prison there, at the expiration Of
which he was sent to Baltimore Here he
pleaded guilty and was at once sentenced.
Bell was triei in Eilicott City in 1850, con
victed and sentenced To ten years in the
Maryland Penitentiary.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-03-19
st. Patrick Banquet in New York.

NEW YORK March 1S-Gen Sherman
presided at the banquet of the Friendly Sons
Of ST. Patrick last night, at Delmonico's.
Among the guests and speakers were Gen.
Horace Porter. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Eugene
Kelly, Judge Donohue, W. Bourke Cochran.
President Cleveland sent letter Of regret
saying: Your society is founded upon OBJ
jects ami purposes vitalized by statements OF
patriotism, The traditions of other lands
will be kept alive in country, where all
mankind can met on equal terms, and honors
and homage may well be awarded TO the
saint and to the heroes of other times. by
those who reyerently remembering these
things find glory and honor in their claim to
American citizenship Governor Hill and
Mayor Hewitt also sent letters.